A Tale of Two Kitties Part 2

Day 3

Last night went pretty well. There was a bit of growling at each other by the end though, so we decided to put Hillary back in the study for the night. At about 3am my husband was awoken by her meowing and scratching at the door so he let her out and both cats proceeded to take it in turns to knock stuff off his bedside table and paw him in the face, while I slept peacefully, oblivious.

Today, I was outside hanging some washing and Puss dug his claws into the flywire because he wanted to come out, so I let him out with me. A few minutes later as I opened the door to come inside, Hillary shot past me because she had decided that she would also like to come out. I didn't even see her. I was intending to keep her inside for at least a few days, but she had other ideas.

I stayed out with them for a bit, Puss stayed on the deck watching Hillary as she explored the yard and climbed the fence. Next time I turned around, she had disappeared. She came back a few minutes later, but then both cats disappeared. I looked around to see where they went and found Puss out the front with no sign of Hillary. I left them for awhile, and later Hillary turned up at the backdoor, but no sign of Puss. He did return later though. I usually wouldn't worry about them being out but with Hillary just settling in and Puss on a mission to kill the ginger cat, I don't know if they should be out at all.

They are both now back in their respective napping quarters, with Puss sleeping on my uncovered doona, making it filthy. Bastard.

Day 4 and 5

We have stopped locking Hillary in the study and are just letting them both roam around the house. It's actually going a lot better than I expected; there haven't been any confrontations and aside from a little bit of hissing and growling it's been all good. Nothing much to report, which is a positive thing!

This morning I woke up with Puss on the bed and Hillary in the bed, so I guess they're content enough to be in close proximity. I am considering this a success.

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